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Queen's Indian Defense: Yates Variation

Key moves: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6

The Queen's Indian Defence is a solid hypermodern system where Black fianchettoes the queen's bishop to control the e4 square. It's one of the most reliable defences against 1.d4.

History & Notable Players

Has been a staple of top-level chess for over a century. Karpov, Kramnik, and many modern GMs have used it extensively.

Top Players in this Opening

Larsen, Bent31 gamesPolugaevsky, Lev18 gamesKarpov, Anatoly18 gamesTimman, Jan H17 gamesKorchnoi,V16 gamesShort, Nigel D15 gamesJussupow, Artur13 gamesNakamura,Hi13 gamesCapablanca, Jose Raul13 gamesRapport,R13 games

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